Thanks to his good friends, pigeon fancier Frank Sore's tears of sorrow have turned to tears of joy.

As we reveal today Frank is flying again thanks to his generous pals who rallied round to help him after vandals set fire to his cree, killing 50 of his prize winning pigeons in the process.

The loss of his loft and his much loved birds broke Frank's heart but thanks to his generous mates he's looking forward to the future with renewed hope. With friends like these Frank's a rich man indeed.